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cUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE NORRIS BOLLES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO H. J.OCKERSHAUSEN.

J OINT' OF PIPES FOR ARTESIAN WELLS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent No. 13,114, dated June 19', 1855.

To all wlw/m, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE Norms BoLLns, of Philadelphia, in the State ofPennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and Improved Mode of ConstructingArtesian Vells by the Use of Cylinders, which I denominate Flush Pipe;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsand to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in rendering the cylinders or tubesflush, or on a line upon their exterior surfaces by means of wroughtiron hoops or bands, being shrunk upon the reduced ends of two cast irontubes (see Figures Nos. 4 and 5 letters H and I), thus making it wellnigh impossible for objectionable water to pass down by the side of thetubes, through impervious strata into the good water found below, whichis often the case with the tubes commonly used for that purpose, (seeFig. No. 1, letters A and B).

I make my ordinary tubes of cast iron, in lengths of eight feet, andeight inches caliber at each end for three inches, (see Figs. Nos. 3, 4and 5, letter F) the remaining portion ot the pipe being eight and halfinches caliber (see letter G). The tubes being fg ot an inch inthickness, measure 8% inches outside diameter at the ends, and

nine and one quarter inches in diameter,

the remaining portions of the tubes. The ends of each tube having beensquared up, or turned in a lathe are joined together, (see Fig. 5,let-ter I) by heating a wrought iron hoop or band, six inches wide andone i quarter of an inch in thickness, to a proper heat, and while thusexpanded, is placed upon the upper end of a pipe, when another tube oflike size, is lowered into the band, which, upon cooling, contracts tosuch a degree as to make, notonly a perfectly tight joint, but one muchstronger than by any other mode heretofore adopted, and therebyeilectually accomplishing the principal object in boring for water, viz,to exclude all objectionable water and retaining only that obtained atthe lower orice of the tubes. The longer sizes, from four feet to thirtyfeet, and even larger, diameter may be made of iron or wooden cylindersand shod i iron (see Fig. No. 6, letters A to G) and may or may not belined with brick and cement, as circumstances may require.

I am aware that tubeshave been rendered flush, by means of screw jointsand also that wrought iron bands have been shrunk upon straight tubes(see Fig. No. l), the thickness of the bands projecting beyond the lineof tubes and thus cut the impervious beds to such an extent that theobjectionable water perco-lates down the outside of the pipe and mixeswith the good water at the bottom and injuring or entirely spoiling thewell.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isThe mode of rendering cylinders or tubes iiush, or upon a line on theirexterior surfaces for Artesian wells or for other purposes as hereindescribed or any other mode substantially the same which will producethe same effect.

JESSE NORRIS BOLLES.

Witnesses:

I-I. J. OCKERSHAUSEN, CHAS. WITTENDORFF, WILLARD BLASDELL.

